Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Florida Panthers

41-22-3

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Toronto Maple Leafs

39-23-3

Sam Bennett scores 2 power-play goals in surging Panthers' 3-2 victory over Maple Leafs

Sam Bennett scores on the power play for Florida Panthers

Defenseman Niko Mikkola also scored for the defending champion Panthers. They lead the Atlantic Division, four points ahead of the second-place Maple Leafs. Toronto has lost four of five.

Florida played without Matthew Tkachuk (lower-body), newcomer Brad Marchand (upper-body) and defenseman Aaron Ekblad (suspension).

John Tavares had his 27th goal of the season for Toronto. Max Domi added a goal, and Anthony Stolarz stopped 22 shots.

Takeaways Panthers: Captain Alexsander Barkov, Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart and members of the team’s management presented a Stanley Cup replica ring to the Hockey Hall of Fame in a ceremony Wednesday.

Maple Leafs: Stolarz lost for the second time in two starts against his former club this season.

Key moment Tied at 1, the Panthers killed off two penalties in the first 10 minutes of the second period, then scored twice in a 3:17 span

Key stat Florida and Toronto had been separated by two points or fewer for 103 days.

Upcoming Both teams play Saturday. The Panthers are at Montreal, and the Maple Leafs host Ottawa.

Regular Season Series

FLA leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 2:00	John Tavares Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (31), Simon Benoit (5)
Goal	1st Period 17:51	Sam Bennett Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Mackie Samoskevich (11), Sam Reinhart (37)
Goal	2nd Period 13:56	Niko Mikkola Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: A.J. Greer (11)
Goal	2nd Period 17:13	Sam Bennett Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (38), Mackie Samoskevich (12)
Goal	3rd Period 4:26	Max Domi Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Calle Jarnkrok (1), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (22)

Statistics

FLA		TOR
12	Blocked Shots	14
40	Hits	24
2	Takeaways	4
25	Shots	25
2	Power Play Goals	0
3	Power Play Opportunities	3
66.7	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
29	Faceoffs Won	28
50.9	Faceoff Win Percent	49.1
18	Giveaways	8
4	Total Penalties	4
11	Penalty Minutes	11

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Max Domi, C	Out	May 25
Anthony Stolarz, G	Out	Apr 16
Calle Jarnkrok, C	Out	Apr 15
Dakota Joshua, C	Out	Apr 11
Brandon Carlo, D	Out	Apr 11

Florida Panthers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Carter Verhaeghe, C	Out	Apr 15
Sam Bennett, C	Out	Apr 15
Gustav Forsling, D	Out	Apr 15
Tomas Nosek, LW	Out	Apr 15
Seth Jones, D	Out	Apr 9

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto,
Attendance: 19,201 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo	50	23	109	9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay	50	26	106	6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal	48	24	106	10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston	45	27	100	10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa	44	27	99	11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit	41	31	92	10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida	40	38	84	4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto	32	36	78	14

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